9 Art-Inspired Makeup Looks That Are as Pretty as Paintings

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No makeup is beautiful. No-makeup makeup is beautiful. But you know what else is totally gorgeous? Makeup that looks so incredibly painterly, it could be in a special little room all on its own at the Louvre. Because there are those certain times when the shadow plays with the gloss plays with the bronzer plays with the contour in just the right way. When the color of a lip takes your breath away. When you cannot stop thinking about a certain strike of liner. Those are the moments when the true power of makeup and the impeccable talent of the artists responsible can be almost staggering. In case you’re not exactly sure what we’re talking about — although we’re pretty sure you are — we’ve rounded up the most memorable creations we’ve seen lately. If ever you’ve doubted that makeup was one of the high arts, prepare to be thoroughly convinced otherwise.

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Take a look back at the last century of eyes, from the drooping eyebrows and kohl'd eyes of the 1920s and the winged cat eyes of the 1950s, to the disco queen eye looks of the 1970s and the bright colorful shadows of the 1980s.